On the 2020 election, veterans and the media: BCC Interview with Fox News’ Pete Hegseth
On the 2020 election, veterans and the media: BCC Interview with Fox News’ Pete Hegseth
By Steve KrakauerThis week’s BCC Interview is with Fox and Friends Weekend co-host Pete Hegseth. Hegseth is also the author of the new book, “Modern Warriors, Real Stories from Real Heroes,” and is hosting this year’s Patriot Awards, which originated on FOX Nation and re-airs on Fox News at 10pmET. We emailed about Trump, the 2020 election, …
On media mistakes of the Trump Era, Benghazi coverage and more – Fourth Watch Podcast with Lara Logan
On media mistakes of the Trump Era, Benghazi coverage and more – Fourth Watch Podcast with Lara Logan
Lara Logan entered the media world for Americans almost 20 years ago, as a foreign correspondent right after 9/11. Her career path took her around the globe, to CBS News, now to Texas, and to FOX Nation, as host of “Lara Logan Has No Agenda.” Logan joins me for the fourth episode of The Fourth …
On the right and left media, politics as a hobby and more – Fourth Watch Podcast with Vox’s Jane Coaston
On the right and left media, politics as a hobby and more – Fourth Watch Podcast with Vox’s Jane Coaston
What does professional wrestling have to do with the politics and the media? Or how about the concept of “bait”? How about political hobbyism? Jane Coaston of Vox joins me for the third episode of The Fourth Watch Podcast, to talk about this and more – including her work at media publications from the right …
On the sports media in 2020, advocacy journalism and Twitter – Fourth Watch “BCC Interview” with Bob Ley
On the sports media in 2020, advocacy journalism and Twitter – Fourth Watch “BCC Interview” with Bob Ley
This week’s BCC Interview is with legendary sports journalist Bob Ley. Ley spent decades at ESPN before retiring last year – I’ve been honored to count Ley as a Fourth Watch newsletter reader, and was glad he agreed to the interview last week. We emailed about the various ways the sports media has changed in …
On BuzzFeed, the New York Times, “Resistance Journalism,” and more – The Fourth Watch Podcast with Ben Smith
On BuzzFeed, the New York Times, “Resistance Journalism,” and more – The Fourth Watch Podcast with Ben Smith
Ben Smith left BuzzFeed earlier this year where he was the editor of the digital publication, and joined the New York Times as their new media columnist. After discussing the business and the media in a BCC Interview a few months ago, Smith joined me for the second edition of The Fourth Watch Podcast. Listen …
On CNN, MSNBC, tech companies and more – The Fourth Watch Podcast with Tucker Carlson
On CNN, MSNBC, tech companies and more – The Fourth Watch Podcast with Tucker Carlson
Tucker Carlson became the most-watched cable news host of all time this year, with his Fox News show reaching record highs in the second quarter of 2020. He’s a host with enormous influence – truly unique in the media landscape. Carlson has previous stops hosting shows at CNN and MSNBC, as well as co-founding The …
On Trump, Twitter, tolerance and more – Fourth Watch “BCC Interview” with Mollie Hemingway
On Trump, Twitter, tolerance and more – Fourth Watch “BCC Interview” with Mollie Hemingway
This week’s BCC Interview is Mollie Hemingway of The Federalist and Fox News. I’ve been a fan of Hemingway’s work for several years, and think she’s one of the more unique voices in the media today. We emailed this week about the media in the Trump Era, Twitter and groupthink, working your “tolerance” muscles and …
On leaving ESPN, charter schools and Twitter – Fourth Watch “BCC Interview” With Will Cain
On leaving ESPN, charter schools and Twitter – Fourth Watch “BCC Interview” With Will Cain
This week’s BCC Interview is my good friend Will Cain, who recently left ESPN and joined Fox News as co-host of Fox and Friends Weekend (after a lengthy road trip across America). Will and I worked together at CNN and later at TheBlaze, and he’s someone on the national stage who I think is most …
On Journalism in 2020, “moral clarity,” and Twitter: Fourth Watch “BCC Interview” with Wesley Lowery
On Journalism in 2020, “moral clarity,” and Twitter: Fourth Watch “BCC Interview” with Wesley Lowery
This week’s BCC Interview is with Wesley Lowery, a correspondent at CBS News and Quibi’s 60 in 6. I’ve appreciated Lowery’s work for awhile, both as a journalist and as an introspective observer of the field – with a willingness to engage with those who don’t share every opinion. I’m glad to have him as …
On Trump, NBC and celebrity culture in 2020 – Fourth Watch “BCC Interview” with Billy Bush
On Trump, NBC and celebrity culture in 2020 – Fourth Watch “BCC Interview” with Billy Bush
This week’s BCC Interview is with Billy Bush, the host of “Extra.” Bush has a unique vantage point as a media observer – having been in the media for decades in a variety of capacities (in addition to being related to a former president or two). Bush and I emailed this week about President Trump …
On the media’s coverage of race, the Harper’s letter and Twitter – Fourth Watch “BCC Interview” with Thomas Chatterton Williams
On the media’s coverage of race, the Harper’s letter and Twitter – Fourth Watch “BCC Interview” with Thomas Chatterton Williams
This week’s BCC Interview is Thomas Chatterton Williams, contributing writer to the New York Times and columnist at Harper’s magazine. I previously interviewed Williams last year for an NBC News column, on his book about “unlearning race” and his personal story. Since then, particularly in the last month, Williams has risen to prominence as the …
On Trump, CNN and Space Force – Fourth Watch “BCC Interview” with Newt Gingrich
On Trump, CNN and Space Force – Fourth Watch “BCC Interview” with Newt Gingrich
This week’s BCC Interview is with someone I think is really singular in terms of the media-politics landscape, with tremendous success in each: Newt Gingrich. Gingrich and I emailed this week about President Trump and his re-election chances and battles with the media, Twitter, CNN, Space Force and more. And then, with all BCC Interviews, …